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Amodiaquine Systematic (IUPAC) name 4-[(7-chloroquinolin-4-yl)amino]-2-[(diethylamino)methyl]phenol Clinical data AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names Pregnancy cat. ? Legal status ? Pharmacokinetic data Half-life 5.2 ± 1.7 (range 0.4 to 5.5) minutes Identifiers CAS number 86-42-0 ATC code P01BA06 PubChem CID 2165 DrugBank APRD00796 ChemSpider 2080 UNII 220236ED28 KEGG D02922 ChEBI CHEBI:2674 ChEMBL CHEMBL682 Chemical data Formula C20H22ClN3O Mol. mass 355.861 g/mol SMILES eMolecules & PubChem (what is this?) (verify) Amodiaquine (trade names Camoquin, Flavoquine) is a 4-aminoquinoline compound related to chloroquine, used as an antimalarial and anti-inflammatory agent.
Amodiaquine has been shown to be more effective than chloroquine in treating CRPF (chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum) malaria infections and may afford more protection than chloroquine when used as weekly prophylaxis. Amodiaquine, like chloroquine, is generally well tolerated. Although licensed, this drug is not marketed in the United States but is widely available in Africa. Its use, therefore, is probably more practicable in long-term visitors and persons who will reside in Africa.[1]
Amodiaquine is a histamine N-methyltransferase inhibitor.
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artesunate-amodiaquine (ASAQ)
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